diff --git a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/nextEditProvider.ts b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/nextEditProvider.ts
index 5a31c9be113f1..286dad855546b 100644
--- a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/nextEditProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/nextEditProvider.ts
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@ export class NextEditProvider extends Disposable implements INextEditProvider<Ne
 			// Nice! No need to make another request, we can reuse the result from a pending request.
 			if (speculativeRequest) {
 				logger.trace(`reusing speculative pending request (opportunityId=${speculativeRequest.opportunityId}, headerRequestId=${speculativeRequest.headerRequestId})`);
-				// Detach the speculative — caller is consuming it now.
-				this._specManager.consumePending();
 			} else {
 				logger.trace(`reusing in-flight pending request (opportunityId=${requestToReuse.opportunityId}, headerRequestId=${requestToReuse.headerRequestId})`);
 			}
diff --git a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/speculativeRequestManager.ts b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/speculativeRequestManager.ts
index b29a8a3a910ce..79b9109126f03 100644
--- a/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/speculativeRequestManager.ts
+++ b/extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/speculativeRequestManager.ts
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ export class SpeculativeRequestManager extends Disposable {
 		this._pending = req;
 	}
 
-	/** Detaches the pending speculative without cancelling — caller is consuming it. */
-	consumePending(): void {
-		this._pending = null;
-	}
-
 	schedule(s: ScheduledSpeculativeRequest): void {
 		this._scheduled = s;
 	}